South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and senior presidential advisers to President Yoon Suk Yeol have submitted their resignations after the parliamentary elections dealt a blow to Yeol's party. The liberal opposition forces now have control of parliament until 2027, which will likely set back Yoon's domestic agenda and weaken his grip on the party.
South Korea ’s prime minister and senior presidential officials have offered to resign en masse following Wednesday’s parliamentary elections . Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and all senior presidential advisers to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol submitted their resignations, according to Yoon’s office, after Wednesday’s elections dealt a huge blow to Yeol’s party.
With most of the votes counted, the main opposition Democratic Party and its satellite party appeared to have won a combined 175 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, according to South Korean media tallies. Yoon’s ruling People Power Party was projected to have obtained 108 seats. The final official results were expected later Thursday.
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